David Sherlock

David Sherlock (1814 – 16 April 1884) was an Irish Liberal Party and Home Rule League politician. He was also a successful barrister and Law Officer.

He was the eldest son of Thomas Sherlock of Dundrum, Dublin and Isabella Ball, daughter of John Ball, a wealthy silk mercer, and his second wife Mabel Clare Bennett of Eyrecourt, County Galway, and sister of Nicholas Ball, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).

He was called to the Bar in 1837, became QC in 1855 and was appointed Serjeant-at-law (Ireland). He became Third Serjeant in 1870, Second Serjeant in 1877 and First Serjeant in 1880. He was First Serjeant until his death. He also served as a part-time judge on the North Western circuit. He was senior Crown prosecutor for Leinster at the time of his death.

He lived at Stillorgan Castle, County Dublin. He married Elizabeth Thierri, daughter of John Thierri, chairman of the Board of Customs and Excise, and had six children, including Thomas Thierri Sherlock (1844–1905), the eldest son and heir, and David Sherlock (1850–1940), the noted peat industrialist.